There were reports and claims on social media that Fakhar, who turns 36 on Friday, has shifted his family to the USA and will retire from T20Is. He has also been plagued with fitness issues, including hormone issues, which cause frequent injuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFakhar is not at all retiring, and this he has conveyed to the Pakistan Cricket Board and the selection committee, nor is he leaving Pakistan,\u201d sources close to the cricketer told Telecom Asia Sport on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The star batter played just two matches in the T20I World Cup, scoring 25 and 84 with aggression and no hint of fitness issues. But he had to withdraw from the ODI squad for the Bangladesh tour due to fitness issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Those issues revived reports that he will quit T20Is in order to concentrate on the 50-over format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan will not play a T20I until October when they host Sri Lanka, while their next ODI series will be at home against Australia in May-June this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFakhar is determined to play the 2028 T20I World Cup and is working on his fitness as well, and before that wishes to represent the country in the Los Angeles Olympics as Pakistan is likely to get a berth alongside India,\u201d sources told www.telecomasia.net.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan will not play a T20I until October when they host Sri Lanka, while their next ODI series will be at home against Australia in May-June this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The match referee rejected his clarification, while a three-man PCB committee upheld the ban after a hearing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n